Sentences with phrase «famous names who»

Cash prizes in the arts generally do not go to help struggling young artists; they go to reasonably affluent, famous names who have had acclaimed exhibitions or well - reviewed, best - selling novels; the money can make the winners, as Marten indicated, a little embarrassed in front of their fellow nominees and fellow artists generally.

The amount of famous names who have graduated from NBC's coming - of - age one - season wonder is enough reason to bring this to theaters: James Franco, Seth Rogen, John Francis Daley, and Jason Segel to name a few.

John Hughes, Al Jean, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, John Landis, Ivan Reitman and John Belushi are just some of the famous names who got their start through something related to the once - popular humor magazine, created in 1970.

Jude Law and Rachel Weisz have been named the Best Actor and Actress in a Play.The British stars are just two famous names who have been honoured at...

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Sure, the benefits of having a location there are obvious: Your restaurant's name is exposed to the millions of fans who visit «The World's Most Famous Arena» every year.

«Even someone like Terry Bollea [Hogan's real name], who is a millionaire and famous and a successful person, didn't quite have the resources to do this alone,» Thiel said.

- What if we had a conference that was not led not by famous pastors who are household names, but by scandalously ordinary ministers and leaders who are faithfully attempting to join with God — even in the midst of glaring obscurity and anonymity?

Gregory, later named «the Great,» who had been caught up in the first flush of the Benedictine movement and had devoted his inherited wealth to the poor and the Church, sent the famous contingent of Roman monk - missionaries to Britain.

The three names listed under «Palestine» consist of the Persian sectary Baha» Allah, who spent his last years in Acre, a Palestinian professor who taught at Temple University in Philadelphia, and the famous Mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin al - Husayni.

The economic and moral underpinning for this thesis was provided by a 53 - year - old Scottish professor named Adam Smith, who that same year published his equally famous Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

Pausanias, an ancient Roman historian who wrote about the feats of strength and skill that the athletes of his day accomplished — I guess this makes him the worlds first sports writer — tells the story of a statue that is in the Phigalian marketplace of a famous wrestler named Arrachion.

Paul's name was originally Saul; he had been named after the ancient king of Israel who was the most famous member of Paul's tribe (I Sam.

It must be tormenting trying to silence the name of the man who lived more than 2000 years ago, whos name is more famous than all names in history.

In his famous short story, «A Clean, Well - Lighted Place,» Ernest Hemingway made a parody of the Lord's Prayer, built on the Spanish word nada, meaning nothingness: «Our nada who are in nada, nada be thy name...»

Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Roy Moore, Louis C.K., Al Franken, and plenty of men who aren't famous enough for me to recognize their names in the articles announcing their transgressions: Over the last month, as women and men have come forward to speak about sexual harassment and assault, their separate portraits of their abusers have added up to a pointillist portrait of sexual sin.

The Újházi chicken soup was named after the famous 19th - century Hungarian actor Ede Újházi, who liked to cook this rich soup for his... Recipe by...

As well as the many game dishes seen on the menus, the name of the restaurant also pays playful homage to The Stafford's famous former resident, Nancy Wake, an eccentric female spy who frequented the in - house American Bar during the Second World War and who resided at the hotel during her final years.

The event will include famous names from the wine world like Bernardus Winery, Charles Krug, Alma Rosa, Chateau Margene and J Lohr Vineyards as well as artisan gold - medal producers such as Ahnfeldt, Beckmen, and Tablas Creek who will pour their ultra-premium wines and delight the hundreds of oenophiles in attendance.

From the famous names like Messi, Zlatan and Ronaldo to rising stars like Jonas, Max Kruse and Antoine Griezmann, there are plenty of exciting up - front players to enjoy — and nearly all of them will be vital in determining who advances.

You'll see that it's usually not the famous names or record breakers who got caught.

Two big names are unsettled at Manchester United under Louis van Gaal, and they join a long list of famous players and managers who simply didn't get on with the controversial Dutchman...

The French manufacturer has had some pretty famous names in its cars over the years - legends like Alain Prost and Fernando Alonso - but never before have they put someone in the car who could qualify for a free bus pass.

Chelsea, like Arsenal, no longer compete with the Manchester clubs in fanning the wild flames of transfer fee inflation leaving them as big six also - rans with the feel of a famous 1970's rock band who continue to tour under the same name but with none of the original line - up.

The aforementioned names are all famous across the football globe for the successes they enjoyed on the pitch and anyone who knows a thing or two about football is well aware of their family connections.

For me any strong, fast and tactical striker is highly needed at Arsenal team.Forget about famous names, bring in someone who will make things happen.In backline i have been always ask, where is Samba?

YouTube sensations who become famous through viral videos are emerging as a new source of inspiration for parents when it comes to baby names — in addition to famous actors, singers, models, and athletes.

This cream wears a name of George Boudreaux, famous pharmacist and father who developed it according to pediatrician's advices.

What was really news about the Zappa children was not only that their father was a famous rock star and that all the children got incredibly unique baby names, but that unique baby names were just coming to the attention of people who decided that the name a child was given was going to impact the rest of his or her life.

Stars like Sophia Loren, Sofia Vergara, and Sophia Bush are just some of the famous women who bear this stunning name.

The name Brooke has famous bear Brooke Shields, who was a popular actor in the 1990s.

Moa originated from the famous Swedish author whose pen name was Moa Martinson who was most known for her proletarian literature.

Other less famous affiliations with the name would be Anne Rice's (you know, the lady who made it possible for Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt to appear in the same movie..

There are a slew of Joannas who made it to Wikipedia, famous for having dabbled in acting, writing, teaching, you name it, Joanna's got it.

While this sweet baby name is still quite unique, one celebrity who has made it famous is Elijah Wood.

In Celtic mythology, there was a famous Irish hero who lived in the 3rd century, and his name was Finn Mac Cumhail.

Most famously, Evangeline is the title of a famous narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, about an Acadian woman named Evangeline who goes off in search of her lost love, Gabriel.

There are quite a few famous people who bear the name, most notably (in my opinion) Todd Barry, a stand - up comedian, actor, and voice actor, and Todd Rundgren, a musician, album producer, and songwriter.

Padma is an extremely popular name in Asia and has been adopted by an unusually large number of people who ended up as famous figures, be it in the entertainment industry, education field or the political arena.

On the bright side, this name was mighty popular back in the eighties and famous people who dorm this name include Chi McBride (famous for his roles in Hawaii Five O and Gone In 60 Seconds) and Chi Onwurah.

Famous people from history with this name include Lady Arabella Stuart who was a cousin of King James VI of Scotland.

«Now praise we great and famous men, The fathers named in story; And praise the Lord, who now as then Reveals in man His glory.»

The supposedly cultured, civil and enlightened members of left wing political culture (up to and including President Obama, who three days earlier publicly decried the lack of civility in American politics) and supposedly professional journalism (CNN and MSNBC main anchors and PBS senior correspondent, not just some random blogs or forum commenters) decided that this term would strongly elevate American civil discourse if it was publicly and massively applied to members of Tea Party (which was, of course, a political movement named after a famous historical event wherein a quantity of tea cargo was destroyed in protestation of British tax policies).

These are the people who make those decisions, from lobbyists whose names stay out of the press to the famous «three men in a room» that hash out the state budget to the prosecutor who has emerged as the fourth man in that room, listening in on every deal and upending the status quo of a place that seemed like it would never change.

Among governors, there's John Hickenlooper of Colorado and New York's Andrew Cuomo (who has a famous name if not much of a record), a pair of former Virginia governors, U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, and outspoken former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer.

Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of Mr. Rangel's predecessor, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who was expected to benefit from his famous name, synonymous with postwar Harlem, got about 6 percent.

Ironically, Henry Heimlich who gave his name to the famous anti-choking manoeuvre, has only recently used it himself.

«Just to take our minds off science for a minute, how about this: I'll name a famous play, and you tell me who wrote it.»

Cassini, the spacecraft about to dive into Saturn, was named for the astronomical pioneer who first perceived the gap between the planet's famous rings.

The name honors several famous fish scientists who worked at Indiana University, as well as the species's proximity to the university.

Müller, who has the same name as a famous German soccer player, jokes that, with alternating dark and bright regions, Makemake may look like a soccer ball.